Georgia: Licensing basics — Part 7 Practice Test
Instructional permits, Class D and Class C licenses, teen driving rules, required documents, REAL ID, renewal and replacement. — Part 7
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Georgia Driver's Manual" (2023-2024), Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS).
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If you change your name by marriage or other legal action, within how many days must you obtain a new license showing the correct name?
- 15 days
- 45 days
- 120 days
- 60 days
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Correct answer: 60 days
The manual requires a new license with the correct name within 60 days.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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After a name change, how often will a free replacement license valid for the current term be issued?
- Once in a license term
- Once every calendar year
- Every time the name changes
- Only for the first name change ever made
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Correct answer: Once in a license term
A free replacement license valid for the current term is issued once in a license term.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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Which document can be presented to change your name on your license or identification card?
- A letter from your employer
- A signed statement from two witnesses
- A court-ordered name change
- A copy of your new utility bill
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Correct answer: A court-ordered name change
Accepted documents include a certified marriage license application, marriage license, state-issued marriage certificate, or court-ordered name change.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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You may change to a hyphenated surname if the marriage occurred in Georgia on or after what date?
- January 1, 1975
- November 1, 1982
- July 1, 1990
- November 1, 1992
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Correct answer: November 1, 1982
A hyphenated surname is allowed if the marriage occurred in Georgia on or after November 1, 1982.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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What must be presented at the time of the request to change to a hyphenated surname?
- A court order signed by a judge in the county of residence
- A written statement from the spouse agreeing to the new name
- A state-issued marriage certificate issued after the wedding
- A certified copy of the marriage license application showing the choice
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Correct answer: A certified copy of the marriage license application showing the choice
A certified copy of the marriage license application reflecting the selection of the hyphenated surname must be presented.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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At the time of any license or ID card transaction, DDS must ask which customers whether they have registered with the U.S. Selective Service System?
- Males age 18
- Males age 21
- Males age 16
- All customers age 18
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Correct answer: Males age 18
DDS is required to ask males age 18 whether they have registered and to report the responses to the Selective Service System.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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Which agency administers Georgia's Blindness Education, Screening, and Treatment Program?
- Georgia Student Finance Authority
- Georgia Secretary of State's Office
- Georgia Department of Public Health
- Georgia Department of Education
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Correct answer: Georgia Department of Public Health
The program is administered by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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What do donations to Georgia's Blindness Education, Screening, and Treatment Program currently fund?
- Free eyeglasses for every licensed driver in Georgia
- Vision screenings to save children's vision
- Vision tests given to applicants at DDS centers
- Research on vision-related traffic crashes
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Correct answer: Vision screenings to save children's vision
Donations fund screenings to save children's vision, eye exams for needy adults, training for people who lost vision, and public education about eye donation.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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What is the amount of the voluntary donation offered for Georgia's Blindness Education, Screening, and Treatment Program when you obtain a license, permit or ID?
- $5
- $10
- $25
- $1
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Correct answer: $1
The manual offers a voluntary donation of $1 to the program.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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How is a voluntary blindness program donation handled at DDS?
- It is added to the total cost of your service
- It is billed to you by mail later
- It is deducted from the license fee
- It is paid separately to the Department of Public Health
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Correct answer: It is added to the total cost of your service
The voluntary donation is added to the total cost of your service.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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In what year was the Donate Life Georgia Organ, Tissue and Eye Donor Registry created?
- 1998
- 2003
- 2008
- 2012
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Correct answer: 2008
The registry was created in 2008.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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Which is a way to join the Donate Life Georgia donor registry?
- By registering at a county voter registration office
- When renewing your license or ID online
- By submitting a form to the Selective Service System
- By visiting the Georgia Department of Public Health
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Correct answer: When renewing your license or ID online
Georgians can join the registry through the website, when renewing a license or ID online, or at a local DDS Customer Service Center.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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When can organ donation occur, according to the manual?
- As soon as the treating physician decides recovery is unlikely
- Once the patient's family signs the hospital consent form
- After a hospital ethics committee approves the request
- Only after all measures to save your life fail and death is declared
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Correct answer: Only after all measures to save your life fail and death is declared
Donation can occur only after every measure has been taken to save your life and after death has been legally and medically declared.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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Who is prohibited by Georgia law from participating in the removal or transplantation of a donor's organs or tissues?
- The physician who declares the patient dead
- The patient's closest living family member
- Any nurse who treated the patient at the hospital
- The director of the recovery center
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Correct answer: The physician who declares the patient dead
Georgia law prohibits the physician who declares a patient dead from taking part in removal or transplantation.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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What does the manual say about the cost to a donor's family for expenses related to organ, tissue or eye donation?
- The family pays only the recovery center's fees
- The family pays for transport of the organs
- There is no cost to the family
- The family pays half of the hospital expenses
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Correct answer: There is no cost to the family
There is no cost to the donor's family for any expenses related to donation.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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What effect does organ, tissue or eye donation have on funeral arrangements?
- Arrangements are delayed until the recovery center approves
- There is no delay in funeral arrangements
- Arrangements can be made only after the organs are transplanted
- Arrangements are postponed until the donor registry is updated
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Correct answer: There is no delay in funeral arrangements
The manual says there is no delay in funeral arrangements.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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Georgia law requires hospitals to notify whom when an organ, tissue or eye donation is possible?
- The county medical examiner
- The Georgia Department of Driver Services
- The patient's county voter registrar
- An organ/tissue/eye recovery center
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Correct answer: An organ/tissue/eye recovery center
Hospitals must notify an organ/tissue/eye recovery center when a donation is possible.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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Which factor is used to select organ and tissue recipients?
- Urgency of need
- The recipient's sex
- The recipient's race
- The recipient's creed
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Correct answer: Urgency of need
Recipients are selected by urgency of need, blood type, body size and tissue type, regardless of sex, race or creed.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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Which voluntary contribution amounts may be made to the Georgia Student Finance Authority (GSFA) during license issuance or renewal?
- $2, $10, or $20
- $1, $3, or $5
- $1, $5, or $10
- $5, $15, or $25
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Correct answer: $1, $5, or $10
DDS offers a voluntary charitable contribution of $1, $5, or $10 to the GSFA.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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The GSFA donation helps provide financial assistance toward the post-secondary education costs of children of which people?
- Georgia teachers who retire after 30 years of service
- Firefighters permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty
- Georgia residents injured in traffic crashes on state roads
- Military veterans discharged after combat service
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Correct answer: Firefighters permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty
The donation helps the children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs and prison guards permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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The GSFA donation also helps the children of which group who were permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty?
- Commercial truck drivers employed by the state
- Driving instructors licensed by DDS
- School bus drivers employed by a county
- Highway Emergency Response Operators
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Correct answer: Highway Emergency Response Operators
The children of Highway Emergency Response Operators who were permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty are also included.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 16
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How many phases are in the graduated driver's licensing program for teens that TADRA established in Georgia?
- Three
- Two
- Four
- Five
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Correct answer: Three
The manual says teens progress through a licensing process in three phases.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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Teens of what ages are covered by the graduated driver's licensing program that TADRA established in Georgia?
- Ages 14 to 17
- Ages 16 to 19
- Ages 15 to 18
- Ages 15 to 21
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Correct answer: Ages 15 to 18
TADRA established a graduated driver's licensing program for teens ages 15 to 18.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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Besides reaching a certain age and completing requirements, what must a teen show to progress to the next licensing phase?
- Good grades, by keeping at least a B average in every term
- Responsibility, by avoiding any violations while holding the license
- Experience, by driving in every kind of weather and traffic
- Maturity, by completing a year of community service work
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Correct answer: Responsibility, by avoiding any violations while holding the license
The manual says progression requires a demonstration of responsibility by avoiding any violations during the term of the license held.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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Applicants younger than what age must present proof of school enrollment or one of the listed alternatives to obtain a driver's license or instructional permit?
- 16
- 17
- 21
- 18
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Correct answer: 18
Anyone younger than 18 must present one of the listed documents.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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Where is the Certificate of School Enrollment (DS-1) obtained?
- From a DDS Customer Service Center
- From the applicant's parent or guardian
- From school personnel
- From the Technical College System of Georgia
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Correct answer: From school personnel
The manual says the DS-1 is obtained from school personnel.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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How recent must a college or vocational school transcript be when it is used as proof of school enrollment?
- Dated within the last thirty days
- Dated within the last sixty days
- Dated within the last ninety days
- Dated within the last year
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Correct answer: Dated within the last thirty days
The transcript must be dated within the last thirty days, and an official transcript with seal is required.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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Who provides the Certificate of Adult Literacy that proves a teen is pursuing a GED?
- The Georgia high school of the applicant
- The Department of Driver Services
- The applicant's responsible adult
- The Technical College System of Georgia
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Correct answer: The Technical College System of Georgia
It is available from the Technical College System of Georgia for those currently enrolled in a GED program.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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What is the minimum age of a responsible adult who signs the application of an applicant under 18?
- 16 years old
- 18 years old
- 21 years old
- 25 years old
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Correct answer: 18 years old
A responsible adult is a person who is eighteen years of age or older.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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What must a responsible adult do, besides signing the application, for an applicant under 18?
- Take the knowledge exam with the applicant
- Complete the Responsible Adult Affidavit
- Pay the permit fee in advance
- Attend the applicant's road test
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Correct answer: Complete the Responsible Adult Affidavit
The responsible adult must sign the application and complete the Responsible Adult Affidavit.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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What must a parent or legal guardian provide to show a relationship to the applicant?
- An employee ID or a letter from the state agency that employs the person
- An employee ID from a homeless shelter, or a letter from that shelter's director
- Notarized documentation from a certified driver training school
- School or military documents, tax information or a driver's license/permit/ID card
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Correct answer: School or military documents, tax information or a driver's license/permit/ID card
A parent or legal guardian provides school or military documents, tax information or a driver's license/permit/ID card.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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What must a social worker who has worked with the applicant provide to act as the responsible adult?
- An employee ID or a letter from the state agency
- A letter from the applicant's school
- Tax information showing the relationship
- A notarized letter from the parents
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Correct answer: An employee ID or a letter from the state agency
The social worker must provide an employee ID or a letter from the state agency.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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What must a certified driver training instructor have to act as the responsible adult for an applicant?
- A letter from the state agency
- A school enrollment certificate for the applicant
- Notarized authorization to act for the parent or guardian
- A completed ADAP certificate
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Correct answer: Notarized authorization to act for the parent or guardian
The instructor must be authorized to act on behalf of the parent, legal guardian or responsible adult, with notarized documentation to verify.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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What must an employee of a homeless shelter where the applicant resides provide to act as the responsible adult?
- School or military documents or tax information
- Tax information
- A notarized letter from a judge
- An employee ID or a letter from the shelter
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Correct answer: An employee ID or a letter from the shelter
The shelter employee must provide an employee ID or a letter from the shelter.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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Under Joshua's Law, approved driver education training is required to obtain which license at ages 16 and 17?
- Class C Instructional Permit (CP)
- Class D Provisional license
- Class M Motorcycle Operator's License
- Class C license
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Correct answer: Class D Provisional license
Joshua's Law requires approved driver education training to obtain a Class D Provisional license at ages 16 and 17.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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Under Joshua's Law, approved driver education training is required at age 16 to obtain which permit?
- Class C Instructional Permit (CP)
- Class D Provisional Permit
- Class M Instructional Permit (MP)
- Class C Learner's Permit
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Correct answer: Class M Instructional Permit (MP)
Joshua's Law requires approved driver education training to obtain a Class M Instructional Permit (MP) at age 16.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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What is the minimum age to obtain a Class M Motorcycle Operator's License?
- 17
- 15
- 16
- 18
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Correct answer: 17
Joshua's Law highlights say you must be 17 years of age for a Class M license.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26